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Trump officials say Israel's plans helped lead the US into Iran war (apnews.com)

submitted 1 day ago by ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/51743226

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress presented a shifting new justification Monday for the U.S. attack on Iran, with House Speaker Mike Johnson suggesting that the White House believed Israel was determined to act on its own, leaving the president with a “very difficult decision.”

Johnson said the attack on Iran was a “defensive operation” because Israel was ready to act against Iran, “with or without American support.” He said President Donald Trump and his team determined that Iran would immediately retaliate against U.S. personnel and assets.

The remarkable shift in the Trump administration’s stated rationale comes as the hostilities deepen and widen across the region. The president himself estimated the war could drag on for weeks. The administration plans to seek supplemental funds from Congress to support the effort.

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[–] along_the_road@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mike Johnson is worse than turtle Mitch

0 character 0 morals

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 2 points 20 hours ago

are we saying that Mitch had morals now? Seems revisionist. He was the original MAGAt, he just dressed it up in language that was more appropriate for his time. The only difference now is that the hateful, divisive rhetoric doesn't need to be dressed up, so any old hucklefuck (like Johnson) can just run their mouth and the moronic 35% just lap it up.

[–] TwilitSky@lemdro.id 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't that supposed to be a secret?

[–] intrepid@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

That may or may not be true. But this revelation isn't an accident. The war is more unpopular at home than they expected, even among the MAGAs. They're just trying to save their image by throwing Nethanyahu under the bus.

[–] Mohamed@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

What is this, pre-pre-emptive strike?